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(Application filed Jan. 80, 1901.;

(No Model.)

in respect of the bed-frame and below and UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV KUHN, OF NAUMBURG-ON-THE-SAALE, GERMANY.

BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,316, dated December7, 01- Application filed January 30, 1901. Serial No. 46,398. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, GUSTAV Kt'IHN,asubject of the Emperor ofGermany,residing at Naumburg-on-the-Saale, German Empire, have inventeda new and useful Bedstead with Outwardly-Turning Side Rail, of which thefollowing is a specification.

In those bedsteads in which provision is made for easily removing themattress (or frame.) it has been found that the outwardlyturning siderails when operated came into contact with the mattress in such a manneras to force the latter upwardly, both when taking the mattress out andputting it in. The disadvantages of such a form of construction areobvious. Not only is the bed itself strained, but the mattress receivesan increased wearand tear. It is therefore with the object in view ofeliminating these disadvantages that I have invented the hereinafter-described bedstead.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referencerefer throughout to similar parts, Figure 1 is a partial end View of afoot (or head) board of a bed connected with the side rail after myinvention. Fig. 2 is a partial front View of Fig. 1. Figs. 3.and 4illustrate, on an enlarged scale, details of the invention.

In the construction of a bedstead embodying my invention I employ aheaded pin a, integrally formed on a plate or web b. This plate issecured by screws or in any desired manner to the slat 0, runninglengthwise of the bed, fastened on the side rail dand forming thesupport for the mattress-frame g. A socket-plate f is countersunk in thefootboard i and is provided with a slot 6, having its upper endenlarged, so as to admit the head of pin a aforesaid. It will be seenthat these pins a are so mounted as to lie longitudinally within thelower edge of the side-rail slat aforesaid. It is also obvious thatthese pins form pivots about which the side rail is revolved in an are a[3, (see Fig. 4,) so that it assumes the position shown in this figurein dotted lines, and, furthermore, that while so revolving, sincepivot-pin a lies below side rail d, the slat of the latter at no pointin the arc it describes rises above its original position, whereby theside rail may be opened without disturbing the mattress in any manner.The contrary is also true, inasmuch as the mattress can be shoved backinto position without any active or subsequent inter ference of the siderail or its slat.

In order to fasten side rail d in its closed position, I employ a plateit, provided with a hook-shaped arm Z. Said plate is countersunk in theend face of the side rail adjacent to the footboard (or headboard) andis adapted to receive in a slot with which it is provided the head of ascrew or stud m, fastened to the end board. A locking-arm p is pivotedon a swivel 0 and adapted when the side rail is closed to be swung intothe hook-shaped arm Z and between it and said stud, thereby looking theside rail, while stud m also limits the inner movement of the said railwhen closing the same, thereby relieving the strain from pin a, whichwould otherwise occur.

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is-

In a bedstead, the combination of an end board, a socket-plate connectedtherewith, a side rail, a plate fastened thereon, a pivot-pin on saidplate and lying parallel to and below and within said side rail engagingsaid socketplate, a locking-plate countersunk in said side rail, ahook-shaped arm on said latter plate, a stud fastened to said end board,means in said locking-plate for receiving said stud and a pivoted arm onsaid side rail and adapted to snugly lie between said hook and stud forthe purpose of locking said side rail in position, substantially asdescribed.

GUSTAV .KUHN.

WVitnesses:

RUDOLPH FRICKE, CHAS. J. BURT.

